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Mother jailed for contempt could be named despite her young child being involved in anonymised family court proceedings. Why?

Mother jailed for contempt could be named despite her young child being involved in anonymised family court proceedings. Why?

by Paul M | Aug 28, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

To those accustomed to the idea that the family courts sit “behind closed doors” it may seem surprising for a judge to tell journalists they could name a woman who was being jailed for contempt of court, even though her three-year-old daughter was caught up in a...
Family Court judge accused of misfeasance in public office by social worker he criticised

Family Court judge accused of misfeasance in public office by social worker he criticised

by reporting watch team | Aug 18, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

This is a sad and unsatisfactory story. In November last year, the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal brought by an unnamed social worker and an unnamed police officer against findings of an unnamed judge against them. The unusual feature of the case was that neither...
Can parents publicly petition against care orders?

Can parents publicly petition against care orders?

by Julie Doughty | Aug 13, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation

The answer to the question is yes, in very limited circumstances and where no harm can be shown as likely to the children. In Southend Borough Council v CO and DW [2017] EWHC 1949 (Fam), reported on BAILII last month, the High Court judge decided not to order parents...
10 cases like Charlie’s? Actually we’re not sure…

10 cases like Charlie’s? Actually we’re not sure…

by reporting watch team | Aug 1, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Trends

We wrote earlier today about a Guardian article that suggested that there had been 10 cases like Charlie Gard’s so far this year (18 last year), and that they were being dealt with in secret. You can read that post here : Are there other cases like Charlie’s? We...
Update on Charlie Gard case – The last stage of the litigation: facts and sources

Update on Charlie Gard case – The last stage of the litigation: facts and sources

by Barbara Rich | Aug 1, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

This post was originally posted on the morning of 1 August 2017 as a chronological update of developments in the case since we posted our last update on 18 July.  In the light of a comment in response, we thought it would be helpful to extend it to cover the whole of...
Are there other cases like Charlie’s?

Are there other cases like Charlie’s?

by reporting watch team | Aug 1, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Trends

The Guardian reports there have been : Ten cases like Charlie Gard’s heard in English courts this year saying that “figures emerge as debate grows over merits of legal secrecy and high-profile public campaigns”. The Guardian says that the figures...
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